The Conference of Party Representatives of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira approved this Monday the creation of a parliamentary commission to investigate “the support of economic groups by the regional government and the alleged “invented works”” by the executive branch.
“The commission will begin work in the coming days. The chairman will be from the Social Democratic Party, the vice president and secretary from the Socialist Party, and the speaker will be from one of the parties with a parliamentary majority,” the president said. Parliament of Madeira at the end of the meeting of representatives of the parties.
José Manuel Rodríguez set “90 days as the deadline for preparing a report with the findings of this commission of inquiry.”
This commission of inquiry is based on a protestative request submitted by the PS/Madeira parliamentary group, the largest opposition political force (it holds 19 out of 47 seats in the semi-cycle).
It is subject to the theme of “encouragement of economic groups by the regional government, the chairman of the regional government and regional secretaries and “inventive works”” capable of configuring the practice of various crimes.
This Commission of Inquiry arose following accusations made by the former SDP deputy in the Assembly of the Republic, an elected circle of Madeira, Sergio Márques, in statements to Diário de Notícias regarding “works invented since 2000” when Alberto João Jardim (SDP) was President of the Executive of Madeira and economic groups that grew up with Garden Finger.
Sergio Marques, who was Regional Director of Madeira between 1988 and 1989, said that Alberto João Jardim’s management “was fantastic until 2000”.
“started [depois] by inventing works, they wanted to continue the same scheme of government, the same line, unnecessary works, that logic of development societies, all those crazy investments that were made by development societies,” he said.
On the social networking site Facebook, Sergio Marquez later explained that these statements to the DN were given “separately”, as part of the work on the 47 years of the SDP in power in Madeira, in the “unofficial part” of the conversation, not least. because “they are far from topicality and actuality”.
The Social Democrat, who also served in Miguel Albuquerque’s government as Regional Secretary for European and Parliamentary Affairs between 2015 and 2017, also said he was removed from office due to the influence of a large economic group in the region.
On Tuesday, Sergio Marques announced his resignation and withdrawal from the party’s regional political commission following the dispute.
On Thursday, the Assembly of the Republic formalized the resignation of the PSD deputy Sergio Marques and his replacement, Joao Dinis Santos Ramos, with the approval of the corresponding opinion at the plenary session.
At this Monday’s meeting of representatives of parties with seats in the Madeira Assembly, a monthly debate with the regional government was also scheduled for February 2 on the subject of education.
Another subject of analysis were two PS proposals to revise the Constitution and the Political and Administrative Statute of Madeira.
“These two legislative initiatives were sent to the Final Commission on Deepening Autonomy and Reforming the Political System,” said the chairman of the regional parliament.
This commission, chaired by MP José Prada (PSD), will also analyze proposals from the SDS, CDS-PP and PS to revise the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, said José Manuel Rodríguez.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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